Jurors in the capital death trial of a 23-year-old Silverton man accused of shooting two men to death in Pleasant Ridge last summer deadlocked Tuesday in their second day of deliberations.

        As a result, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Fred Cartolano declared a mistrial in the case of Montez Taylor. He set a hearing date of March 14.

        Mr. Taylor is charged with two counts of aggravated murder for the July 2001 killings of Clem Turner III, 20, of Mount Auburn, and Lornie P. Starkey, 22, of Kennedy Heights.

        Mr. Starkey and Mr. Turner were killed on Dryden Avenue in Pleasant Ridge after a drive-and-shoot battle between occupants of two vehicles.

        Prosecutors argued that Mr. Taylor initially fired shots at the vehicle containing the victims. When they tried to get away, he gave chase.

        The car containing Mr. Starkey and Mr. Turner crashed. Prosecutors said Mr. Taylor walked over to the overturned vehicle and fired multiple shots inside, killing the two occupants.

        Defense attorneys argued that another man, David Johnson, fired the fatal shots. They said the two men resemble each other and Mr. Taylor was mistakenly identified by witnesses.

        Officials said jurors deadlocked at 10-2 for guilty.

        The jury was composed of 10 women and two men, 10 whites and two blacks. The two holdouts were black women, officials said.

        Mr. Taylor and the dead men are black.

        Hamilton County Prosecutor Mike Allen said his office will review the proceedings and will likely retry the case.

        Mr. Taylor remains jailed without bond.

        E-mail mmccain@enquirer.com

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